The Defining Function Of The Artist Is

Robert Benchley Has A Style That Is Weak And Lies Down Frequently To Rest.

Classic Art Was The Art Of Necessity: Modern Romantic Art Bears The Stamp Of Caprice And Chance.

Laughter Puts Your Brain, Your Central Nervous System And Your Whole Being Into A State Of Free Play.

Emotion Is The Surest Arbiter Of A Poetic Choice, And It Is The Priest Of All Supreme Unions In The Mind

A Joke Is Not A Thing But A Process, A Trick You Play On The Listener's Mind. You Start Him Off Toward A Plausible Goal, And Then By A Sudden Twist You Land Him Nowhere At All Or Just Where He Didn't Expect To Go.